Talks about barnyard animals, peasants, houses, and ornamental designs.

Describes a source of Near eastern designs and art objects discovered in Armenia.

These superb ornaments in the form of columns, plinths, borders, friezes and cornices are from period books meant to be used by artists and craftsmen as well as architects. Dragons and gargoyles abound -- the very stuff of Victorian Gothic.

Describes flowers, birds, butterflies and other creative designs.

These period wallpaper designs are from newspaper advertisements, here reproduced in full.

Features Medieval artists' illustrations of gardens, garden structures and bedding patterns with birds, animals, plants and people.

Features designs from the world of people - their work, play, legends and stories they have invented, art objects they have made, and landscapes chosen by the artist for their aesthetic appeal.